Ava DuVernay on making a film her way
Some people said Isabel Wilkerson\u2019s book \u201cCaste\u201d was unadaptable. The subject matter was too heavy and too academic. But Ava DuVernay had a vision \u2013 and she pursued an unusual funding model to get her new film \u201cOrigin\u201d made.
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When filmmaker Ava DuVernay couldn\u2019t get traditional financing to film \u201cOrigin,\u201d the Ford Foundation, Melinda Gates and other philanthropists stepped in. National arts reporter Geoff Edgers says it might be cinema\u2019s new business model.
Today\u2019s show was produced by Peter Bresnan. It was mixed by Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was edited by Maggie Penman.
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